Photo courtesy of Shirley Xu When disaster strikes, monetary donations can be the difference between struggle and survival. Shirley (Boyang) Xu and her Master of Communication Management classmates were tasked with creating original marketing materials to help get that message out worldwide as part...
For Benti Kaur, volunteering and making a positive impact in her community is about sevā . The concept, which means “selfless service,” is rooted in Kaur’s Sikh faith.
“I’m excited to build a new family at USC and study with like-minded people who want to come together and help create,” said Kaur, who will join USC Annenberg this Fall as a ...
Growing up an only child in Guangdong, China, Zhuoyan “Terry” Tao was surrounded by music.
“Since I was 5, my mother was playing classical music recordings in the house and on the way to school,” he said. “My father was more of a ’90s Hong Kong music fan. There was always music in my home.”
Tao plays multiple instruments and even wrote the score to his high school’s performance...
With many paths to service, Lieutenant Jack Tribolet found his passion and purpose flying MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters for the U.S. Navy. For the past nine years, he has experienced two deployments to Bahrain that focused on logistics and search and rescue missions.
Now, his leadership skills and devotion to duty have led him to the next chapter of his career as a master’s student in...
During the day, I go to classes and learn about the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the evening, I go back to my apartment to call my family and make sure they are still alive.
The end of America’s longest war was announced on Aug. 30, 2021. While the Taliban celebrated its takeover of the Afghan government, the deteriorating situation left hundreds...
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Close your eyes and imagine your favorite character from popular culture. Think about who they are, what they value, and how they behave. Now, draw that character on a piece of paper and identify a problem or issue you currently see at home, school or in the community you care deeply about. How would the character solve the problem?
This “Characters, Problems,...
I waited for Spencer Topel in the dead of night, eight years ago, outside the only convenience store in Vermont. As his undergraduate research assistant at Dartmouth College, I agreed to help shoot a documentary for his sound art installation. I didn’t realize filming was only possible at midnight, without the shifting sun. The rumble of his four-cylinder sedan cut through the...